ARTrails of Southwest Washington Studio Tour
Sept. 18, 19, 25 and 26 at studios across Lewis County
The free ARTrails self-guided studio tour is back for the 19th time on the third and fourth …
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9/15/21
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Back in March, heart-throb pop star Harry Styles daringly brought back the feather boa, setting off a chain reaction of headlines heralding the hip look.
But if feather-clad necks are back in …
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Last year, the Lewis County Master Gardeners held their first ever fall plant sale out of necessity.
This year, they’re bringing it back because it just makes sense.
“Fall is the …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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9/13/21
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The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Cindy Godsey stood in her living room and watched her missed flight on TV.
Godsey, a 1973 W.F. West graduate, worked as a flight attendant with a home in Washington …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/10/21
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It takes a village and a credit card.
That’s why the Toledo Community Foundation was formed last year by President Cyndi Philbrook, Vice President Bill Moore and seven other Toledo stalwarts …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/8/21
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The last two weeks, I’ve shared stories about Shirley (French) Nelson, who celebrated her 100th birthday in July. What follows is the rest of her story.
After her divorce, Shirley traveled …
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9/6/21
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Veterans Memorial Museum Director Chip Duncan is a father, car geek, history and culture buff, architect and former chaplain. He’s an interesting guy with an endless vault of stories. But when …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/3/21
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Last week, I wrote about the childhood of Shirley (French) Nelson of Chehalis. What follows is more of her story.
After living in the Mutual Logging Camp east of Tenino, the French family moved …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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8/30/21
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Advertisements by the Lewis County Autism Coalition’s “Cultivating Inclusion” campaign will now adorn the sides of Twin Transit buses to promote the hiring of neurodiverse …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/30/21
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It’s not happening quite how she’d planned it, but Emy Dyer had been planning to close A Pretty Place, her year-old Chehalis business, for a while now.
The business was a venue for …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/27/21
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Fifty-one years ago, the class of 1970 was the inaugural graduating class at the new Centralia High School.
And yes, we still call it that.
We gathered in August to mark our milestone after …
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By Gretchen Staebler / For The Chronicle
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8/27/21
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Garlic Day at the Centralia Farmers Market
Aug. 27 at the Centralia Factory Outlets parking lot next to Papa Pete's Pizza; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Centralia Farmers Market will host vendors from …
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8/25/21
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When sisters Scarlet and Isabel Nixon Klein first decided to start making movies together, they were just looking for something fun to do.
Several years later, that just-for-fun project has turned …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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8/25/21
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Miss Lewis County Scholarship Program Annual Meeting
Aug. 24 at the Newaukum Grange, 104 Brown Road. E., Chehalis; 6 p.m.
All board member positions are available and will be voted on at this …
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8/23/21
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During past ChehalisFests, the Chehalis-Centralia Airport has hosted free “Young Eagle Flights” for kids ages 8 to 17. For the event in 2019, 14 pilots flew about 210 children in one day. …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/23/21
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While many may have thrown it away or simply not given it a second thought, when Marni Danielson noticed an old class ring in the dirt outside her new home in Toledo, she took to Facebook to find its …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/20/21
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Don and Onalee Stannek celebrated their 67th year of marriage on Saturday, Aug. 21. The two were married in 1954 at St. Mary’s Church in Centralia.
Onalee Stannek, 86, is originally …
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8/19/21
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Ronald G. and B. Joan Horton (McConnell) of Pe Ell are celebrating 50 years of marriage.
They were married Sept. 7, 1971, in Oceanside, California.
They have lived and traveled in many places, …
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8/18/21
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Southwest Washington Fair Continues
Aug. 17 to 22 at the fairgrounds, 1909 S Gold St., Centralia
The theme for this year’s fair is “Let’s All Go To The Fair.” The fair …
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8/18/21
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